Using Excavator to Remove Beaver Dams

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  • Removing Beaver Dams with Excavator to prevent flooding of property

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  • @integritystudiosinternatio5004
    @integritystudiosinternatio5004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Video was good, but would be so much better without the music. Keep the sound natural and let us feel like we are there. Hope that helps. 😃👍🏻

    • @davidmulloy1334
      @davidmulloy1334 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I Agree with That... Too Loud and The Percussion is Completely out of time with The Strings. Regardless of The style of Music, Out of Time and Out of Pitch Makes For hard to Listen Music!! Much more enjoyable once you turn on the Mute!!

  • @camel1945
    @camel1945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job and fast pictures, thanks!!

  • @bentleyrichardson4283
    @bentleyrichardson4283 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I like the sound of a machine not music before water fowl return or after

  • @lewdempsey3232
    @lewdempsey3232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Beaver on the other side with his sunglasses on and general's hat says I SHALL RETURN!

  • @wileycoyotesr8623
    @wileycoyotesr8623 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    awesome camera position. Love watching moving water and a blade. Fortunately the title explained the video. Keep 'em coming!

  • @stephenadams595
    @stephenadams595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beavers are good dam builders. They have a dam good work ethic., good dam building knowledge, know when and where to put their dam knowledge to work. I think they deserve a dam medal for their dam ingenuity!

    • @AStanton1966
      @AStanton1966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They ain't that smart. Many get killed while chopping the trees down.

    • @paulreilly3904
      @paulreilly3904 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AStanton1966 that's good to hear

    • @AStanton1966
      @AStanton1966 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulreilly3904 Not a good deal for the beavers though.

  • @JNoutdoors652
    @JNoutdoors652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy crap, that music makes me wanna paddle a canoe and play banjo with my friends in the woods..😂😂😂😂😂

  • @fish509b
    @fish509b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Actually, I love the music. Different strokes for different folks.

  • @jamesrivis620
    @jamesrivis620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I would rather listen to thevambient sounds of the job than this music, good as it is.

  • @edwillett1358
    @edwillett1358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    From what I see on TV news, the beaver know more about flooding then anyone in Iowa! 73 Ed

  • @markrhammiedongogan5234
    @markrhammiedongogan5234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It would have been better if i could hear the sound of cracking twigs and branches and the slosh of mud and river stream and the mechanical sound of the excavator arm while doing its thing... still great video remind me of my childhood, had fun watching👍🏼

  • @1Ocqueoc
    @1Ocqueoc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Smart operator that knows the mud has to be removed as well as the logs, sticks, twigs, grass etc!

    • @1Ocqueoc
      @1Ocqueoc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@robertrockwell7581 He actually did quite well, considering the size of the machine being used. His stick skills weren't on a professional level, but he did great removing the mud - which is actually what holds back the water. The wood acts like rebar in concrete only - doesn't really hold back water.

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@robertrockwell7581
      And on what basis are you saying that Bob ?? You can do better ? I doubt that. Just another naysayer you are, Bobby !

    • @handyman75657
      @handyman75657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robertrockwell7581 And you know this how? You really need to get out more often little person...

  • @DavidFraser007
    @DavidFraser007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's like watching Dukes of Hazzard, I was expecting the General Lee to fly over the dam.

  • @kirkpatterson4037
    @kirkpatterson4037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The music is driving me insane

  • @sitrucpmek1
    @sitrucpmek1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Stop the bad music, let’s hear the machine

    • @orionstar6747
      @orionstar6747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      HA HA, I was saying the same thing, fast forward once, fast forward twice, and still the benjo sound.

    • @Stratos53100
      @Stratos53100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ Curt, Agreed, Was going to say the same, Natural outdoors + machine sounds over this twangy stuff is better, Dont get me wrong, im from the deep south but i dont like the music either....

    • @tlbfarm4473
      @tlbfarm4473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dis-forking-agree. The music was the best part. Watch Letsdig18 if you want monotonous diesel sound.

  • @YT-jw2gj
    @YT-jw2gj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I enjoy natural sounds. If I want to listen to music, I know what to do.

    • @kirk467
      @kirk467 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s why I turned the volume down! lol stay safe brother! 👍🏻

  • @albertcyphers1532
    @albertcyphers1532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Should change the title.. Mr. Maggoo runs an escavator

  • @boikot8586
    @boikot8586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why is this video so satisfying to watch ?

  • @chperezjr
    @chperezjr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn beavers know more about building dams than most engineers lol

  • @irmalittell-edelen8562
    @irmalittell-edelen8562 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My opinion is if you don't like the music just mute it. At least we don't have to hear the machine noises! It is a lot of work to get the water flowing where is should be. You are doing a good job of messing their damns up. How many damns were there on the property? Hopefully you have trapped them and their relatives don't come looking for them. LOL

  • @ernieking2664
    @ernieking2664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How many times have you scooped up a beaver while removing the dam?

  • @davids9520
    @davids9520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The beavers from afar, watching this go down. "Well, we've seen this before. They did a nice job of preparing the pond and river for our next dam! We get to rebuild our dam, with fresh new material!"

  • @Nighthawkrun
    @Nighthawkrun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    no music, machine, natural sound. Seriously your sound ruined a good video.

    • @garyholt4445
      @garyholt4445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are right about the bluegrass music that was used to overdub the original sound of the machinery. Totally sucks.

  • @WHELDON74
    @WHELDON74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is there only me that likes the music ?

  • @sooweeq123
    @sooweeq123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those beavers will have that rebuilt in two days. Tannerite makes everything alright!

  • @rayleeeastlick3989
    @rayleeeastlick3989 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Klamath falls Oregon is watching

  • @kirk467
    @kirk467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep up the good work guys, enjoyed the video! 👌🏻👍🏻 kinda hard digging with the thumb down halfway most of the time! But great job and you guys sure are overrun with beavers there, that’s a lot of dams there! I hope y’all have some good luck my friends and y’all stay safe! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

    • @harmoni4499
      @harmoni4499 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What part of his doing is the good work? Go back to school & learn more about ecology.

  • @charlottenasise5105
    @charlottenasise5105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see one can get alot of enjoyment doing this. Job well done!!!!! Love the music.

  • @Bill1764
    @Bill1764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The best way to control beavers is to dig a channel through the dam. Then place a perforated metal culvert in the channel extending maybe 20 feet in front and behind the dam. The beavers cannot hear the running water and will not try to plug up the culvert !! Try it, it works great !!

  • @tonisyarif9856
    @tonisyarif9856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh
    ❤️❤️❤️👍👍🙏 Greetting from Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩❤️🌹💐🙏

  • @NickNZ
    @NickNZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don’t know much about beavers here in New Zealand. Do you have to get rid of these dams every year, or do the beavers go somewhere else? I guess it is because they are blocking the water flow?

  • @DSwirlman
    @DSwirlman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's going to be some pissed off beavers around here

  • @mauriceupton1474
    @mauriceupton1474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Farmers find beavers pesky, but they stop sediment being washed away thus slowly creating more land, or shall I say swamp.. just nobody has the spare time to wait till this happens.
    I've seen one farmers dig into these dams and lay pipes so the water still flows and Beavers are kept unaware of the breech.

  • @lindalee7284
    @lindalee7284 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the tunes!👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👋

    • @Mercmad
      @Mercmad 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too, sounds like some good ol' boys having a jam in front of a mic.

  • @sooweeq123
    @sooweeq123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ole boy needs to pack a lunch or go get a larger digger.

  • @davidglaum2538
    @davidglaum2538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The operator did a very good job.👍

  • @hdfan5742
    @hdfan5742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How long would it take a beaver to build all that?

  • @suelynch
    @suelynch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would looking over my shoulder if I were you son. Messing with their dams like that is gonna get a wanted poster of you put up in every beaver post office in the country.

  • @fujiar0018
    @fujiar0018 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video!View ability compromised by the music though!

  • @borderreiver3288
    @borderreiver3288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    amazing the amount of stuff they put in to making a dam....

  • @p52457
    @p52457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    872 to 207 says it all. Read your comments and listen to your viewers. I was eager to watch but stopped promptly when the music started.

  • @bigpappahemi4263
    @bigpappahemi4263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You're going to have one angry beaver on your hands! That might make a good name for a strip club "The Angry Beaver"!

  • @3611136111
    @3611136111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    seems like they are mostly made of muck. amazing they even held. Guess the beavers know what they are doing.

    • @jeffstock3590
      @jeffstock3590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Robin C It's quite the quilt work of twigs, branches, mud & beaver feces. Soft to the touch but strong as steel.

  • @awo8227
    @awo8227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m always waiting for a beaver to jump out from stuff being dug up! Still waiting to see one 😝

  • @peanuttization
    @peanuttization 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thing is if you dont haul off the debris the beaver will just reuse it to rebuild the dams...

  • @maylabear
    @maylabear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Id rather hear the tractor dude talk then listen to this stupid music...

    • @jimlepeu577
      @jimlepeu577 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Musics pretty good for TH-cam.

  • @geoffreylee5199
    @geoffreylee5199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Yes and no on the music. C&W version of Philip Glass compositions. Remove before the water fowl return.

    • @khadijagwen
      @khadijagwen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No.

    • @handyman75657
      @handyman75657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That has to be the most pathetic music I have ever heard in my life. I turned off my sound over that shit!

  • @alkinkade
    @alkinkade 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the Music,
    It's better than a bunch of jabber stuff...

  • @michaeldehaven2328
    @michaeldehaven2328 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beavers? Ducks are thinking dam I still have to make payments on that pond!

  • @mauriceryton
    @mauriceryton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Enjoy watching these vlogs with the sounds of the demolition.

  • @robocop6666666
    @robocop6666666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed that ,thanks 🇬🇧

  • @artisansportsman8950
    @artisansportsman8950 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video /music

  • @dezmoduo
    @dezmoduo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could find 3 days worth of running water, excavators, and beaver jokes on TH-cam. Not a problem hearing some change of pace music. Send it! BTW, good dam work too.

  • @judgetk8327
    @judgetk8327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good job buddy and for taking the time out to it. Sometimes them buggers can screw up a lot of land and trees.

  • @carlosperaltacontrerasthe1955
    @carlosperaltacontrerasthe1955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Comentary thats nice typical ranch usa ranchs yes carlos.peralta contreras usa mx yes 2021

  • @swotteh
    @swotteh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Camera too close to the work to appreciate the amount of work done and your efforts.

  • @ntepup77
    @ntepup77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Western Iowan here. Thumbs up cause beaver videos are my jam! The music however is not. Next time just let the machine be the soundtrack. 💙

    • @ytubepuppy
      @ytubepuppy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My first thought was that this was shot in Western Iowa, probably Southwestern from the looks of the background.

  • @davidurban6813
    @davidurban6813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How about explosives? Would have been more interesting. And blow that soundtrack up too while you are at it
    Stay healthy everyone. We will get through this together.

  • @richardcline1337
    @richardcline1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Poor beaver, "I just went out for a swim and when I got back my house was gone!" I wonder how long it will take him/her/them to rebuild?

    • @TowMater603
      @TowMater603 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      who fucking cares ! these animals are a fucking pest. blocking waterways messes with the eco system.
      Just like i say to my dog and cat....Get down , go find somewhere else to sleep. . . you're in the damn way.

    • @alan30189
      @alan30189 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vito Scaletta - You sir are fucked in the head. Bad for the environment? 🙄🤦‍♂️Beavers are actually good for the environment. All the beaver dams that have been destroyed over the last 200+ years has resulted in massive flash floods down river, wiping out more farmland than you can imagine. Now, if you own a farm and they’re flooding tillable area, it’s a problem. But if a farmer has a lot of tillable acreage, and wipes out a lot of beaver dams upstream, the acreage downstream could get flooded and destroyed. Or someone else’s farmland downstream could be destroyed as a result. The little lakes that beavers build, act as a huge sponge to absorb rainwater. They also create environment for fish and other wildlife.
      Oh, and talk about something that destroys an ecosystem, that would be your cat, if you let it roam outside. Keep your damn cat indoors where it belongs. Cats kill millions of songbirds each year, mostly for sport, helping some 33 species of songbirds to go extinct. Look it up.

    • @digndurt6936
      @digndurt6936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fix it over night. House ain't gone just part of the dam.

  • @mikemilton9841
    @mikemilton9841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I gave it a thumbs down on account of the the music if I want to hear music I'll turn the radio on

  • @rogerhadley2763
    @rogerhadley2763 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i was waiting for buck and roy to jump up hee haw

  • @sandracruz-zamora5888
    @sandracruz-zamora5888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's terrible, it's not the beavers fault that humans have taken over all the lands.

  • @ChrisMartinScruffy
    @ChrisMartinScruffy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If the beavers weren't killed or relocated all that machine is doing is providing easy "parts" for a new dam.

  • @peggsargent7192
    @peggsargent7192 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s a new invention for you to get it’s ok not to watch with any of the shows you can turn down the music and quiet everything that’s cool

  • @michaelmccrindle1033
    @michaelmccrindle1033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beavers like .. ya'll put that stuff over yonder... I'll be back to rebuild it later.

  • @albertcyphers1532
    @albertcyphers1532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Let's speed up the video and make it look like a real operator lol

    • @digndurt6936
      @digndurt6936 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Huh, didn't help at all.

  • @paulg9004
    @paulg9004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    For future reference start with clearing debris from your work area so you can get a full swing without hitting anything if possible. Second work on the lower end of the dam and pull as many sticks out as you can and work your way upstream. The water pressure will push a lot of the silt out of the way and you will be able to see where you're working.

    • @digndurt6936
      @digndurt6936 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good place for him to learn how to maneuver machine. Try to improve skills.

  • @theodeslewis5261
    @theodeslewis5261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How many damn DAM'S did the beavers have...

  • @marcioribeiro1970
    @marcioribeiro1970 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Não sou conhecedor das técnicas e tecnologias de uso do solo aí nela sua região, mas achei um tanto abandonado , sem manejo a área mostrada.
    Abraço

  • @mikeslear6291
    @mikeslear6291 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your first day running that machine

  • @user-wp6eh1gi4z
    @user-wp6eh1gi4z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got to 4.25 and had to leave because of the naff music. I don't mute thanks

  • @tomh3652
    @tomh3652 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How long before the beavers rebuild them?

  • @carlosperaltacontrerasthe1955
    @carlosperaltacontrerasthe1955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Esa musica de fondo es real del la occasion de cada pais ranchos el limpiar todo aguas estancadads fluyen ebitando plazas de sancudos desahogers las Fuentes es salud no ser casique de rrepesas carlos.peralta contreras usa mx si 2021.mexico.youtube 2021

  • @lynx318therealone
    @lynx318therealone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    And not one pissed off beaver in sight, oh wait, they're down the lawyers preparing to sue for DAMages. 😜

  • @fazfinisher5598
    @fazfinisher5598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The guitarist operating the digger and digger driver on strings.

  • @RobertJones-ey9qz
    @RobertJones-ey9qz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're going to have some very T'd off beavers. lol!

  • @ytubepuppy
    @ytubepuppy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Background and black dirt look like Western Iowa along the bluffs.

  • @rufusmedrano2962
    @rufusmedrano2962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice video. I don’t about the music.

  • @misterguts
    @misterguts 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know it ain't the beavers playing banjo with all this going on.

  • @hotwheelsmad
    @hotwheelsmad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    now is it time to get rid of the beavers

    • @mortie806
      @mortie806 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree they will be back in a few hours repairing and replacing

    • @ScubaCat3
      @ScubaCat3 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mortie806 Safelight Repair, Safelight Replace

  • @jackman6256
    @jackman6256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh well sound of music will run the bevers away dont worry about the dams ####

  • @deadpoolstrikesagain3914
    @deadpoolstrikesagain3914 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I noticed u keep goings left inspite of being blocked by trees and branches..

  • @larrynorton1894
    @larrynorton1894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting except for music

  • @notyou6950
    @notyou6950 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unless you install a .22 cal channel through the vital organs of the Castor canadensis in question, this dam project will be rebuild shortly. Every two years, a new crew moves up river to expand the range.

  • @johnnypoppyhead4116
    @johnnypoppyhead4116 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    protect beaver ?

  • @bryanleslie4513
    @bryanleslie4513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you know another name for a beaver dam, a kotex.

  • @terryeastwood3600
    @terryeastwood3600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    is that noise supposed to be music?

  • @demonrathunter
    @demonrathunter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pretty clever to use annoying music to drive people away from the video...... BRILLIANT !

  • @ralphhippard2995
    @ralphhippard2995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would rather the machine sounds.

  • @HuldaJordan
    @HuldaJordan ปีที่แล้ว

    Serious vertigo from the very onset😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

  • @albertcyphers1532
    @albertcyphers1532 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Refer back to those piles of debris from the dams in a couple years. It makes great compost

    • @Mercmad
      @Mercmad 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was wondering if it could be useful for anything with all those sticks in it.

    • @genedameier8746
      @genedameier8746 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Albert Cyphers, The beavers will use that material, drag it back, and rebuild the dams. "Pre-cut and ready to use dam building kit".

    • @albertcyphers1532
      @albertcyphers1532 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In my experience with beaver dams they generally won't reuse old material

    • @genedameier8746
      @genedameier8746 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@albertcyphers1532 , I didn't know that. Thanks for the reply.

  • @peaceraybob
    @peaceraybob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't help but feel that what you're digging up would be good mulch. It looks rich and fertile, suitable for spreading across fields or laying along groves.

  • @alan30189
    @alan30189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Hey you woodchucks, quit chucking that wood!” 😂🤣
    Dynamite 🧨 works well also! 😖
    Gotta have a bonfire and burn up every stick of wood in the area.
    That music was driving me 🦇 💩 crazy after a while. 🤪🤯 I had to turn the volume off.

  • @ccaaproduction105
    @ccaaproduction105 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    good job

  • @hiscifi2986
    @hiscifi2986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Around 18:00 you loose a tooth from the bucket... I hope the Beavers don't find their building materials...

  • @alangreen1525
    @alangreen1525 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's the mud not the wood that makes up the majority of the dam. It binds it altogether.

  • @Sirdickymint
    @Sirdickymint 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video but the music repetitive to much

  • @rjb6327
    @rjb6327 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't see a lot of running water. You sure there was a dam there?

  • @kennethallds6779
    @kennethallds6779 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    If not before, I suggest trapping may help . The dams are built by never tiring damn beavers ! Got to get rid of them , at least thin them down. My observation, for what it's worth .

  • @tinteraminator
    @tinteraminator 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That´s gonna piss the beaver off.